Yankees: Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez deny rumors about split

All of those prematurely celebrating the demise of J-Rod might want to put down the phone…presuming you’ve been on the phone for the past 20 hours gossiping about the former Yankees superstar and Selena.

Both Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez have released a statement to the media Saturday morning indicating they have not dissolved their multi-year partnership.

This comes less than 24 hours after a report of their “breakup” was treated as breaking news.

Though it seems as if Rodriguez and Lopez are fighting through a rough stretch, they’ve refuted the idea that their four-year relationship has come to an end. The pair also denies that a third party has had anything to do with the current drama.

No matter how this resolves itself…don’t you wish the fate of the Mets was somehow involved here?

Another reason to hate Steve Cohen.

Sorry, Jose Canseco. No victory lap this time.

Have Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez broken up?

According to (sigh) TMZ:

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say reports of their demise as a couple have been greatly exaggerated — well, maybe just exaggerated — because they say they are still fighting to stay together … TMZ has learned.Both JLo and A-Rod tell TMZ, “All the reports are inaccurate. We are working through some things.” We’re also told what they’re working through has nothing to do with a third party.

The outlet claims things were particularly “bad” on Friday, but though the two parties remain separated geographically (Rodriguez is in Miami and Lopez is in the Dominican Republic working on a film), their intention is to work through their current issues.

Rodriguez and Lopez have been a near-constant presence over the past few years, with the former Yankees third baseman generally playing the role of “supportive partner recording everything on an iPhone”. From this year’s presidential inauguration to the Super Bowl LIV halftime show, Lopez’s on-stage appearances in recent years have typically been punctuated with a fish-out-of-water A-Rod playing videographer.

Clearly, this inundation has left some folks less than interested in the couple’s fate.

For now, though, we’ll choose to believe Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez over anonymous sources.

They may be down in the count in the bottom of the ninth, but nothing’s over yet.

In fact, Raul Ibañez might be grabbing a bat to pinch-hit.

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